About Grangemouth
Grangemouth Manufacturing Centre was founded in 1919. We currently have four active ingredient (AI) manufacturing plants and one formulation and fill and pack plant. All have been commissioned in the last 13 years with the most recent opening in May 2010. We employee over 300 people in various roles from manufacturing to engineering, from scientific to support. This enables us to continually meet the global demand for our products and help growers protect their crops and increase their yield.
Syngenta’s biggest selling product, the fungicide Amistar®, is manufactured on site with two of our AI plants committed to its production. A growing demand means a third dedicated plant will open on site in 2010. We formulate and fill and pack circa 90% of Amistar® for global distribution.
We also manufacture the AI for Syngenta’s new blockbuster herbicide Axial®, and formulate the fungicides Cherokee®, Revus® and Bravo®, also for worldwide export.
The prime focus for our site is on safe production. We have achieved 'top ten' status with our environmental regulators for environmental management and performance.
Syngenta Grangemouth is also active in the local community. It supports the Jupiter Urban Wildlife Centre, a demonstration site to show how urban green spaces can be created from wasteland, and how green amenity areas, including gardens, can be managed to meet both human and wildlife needs.
Visitor information
If you are due to visit Grangemouth, here is some useful information:
- Reception is open 24 hours
- Please apply for a visitor’s pass a day before your visit
- Car parking available nearby
All visitors will be accompanied by a site host who will advise of requirements which could include wearing Personal Protective Equipment in manufacturing areas.
How to find us
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Directions by road
Grangemouth Manufacturing Centre is located approximately 20 miles from Edinburgh, approximately 25 miles from Glasgow and 10 miles from Stirling in the Central Region of Scotland.
From Edinburgh:
Take junction 5 on the M9 motorway, then follow sign posts for Grangemouth Docks. Syngenta Reception is signposted on the left.
From Glasgow:
Take Junction 6 on the M9, turn right and then at Earls Road roundabout take first left. Syngenta reception is signposted on the left.
Directions by rail
The nearest train stations are:
- Falkirk High rail station (3 Miles)
- Polmont rail station (3 Miles)
Airports
The nearest airports are:
- Edinburgh Turnhouse airport (18 Miles)
- Glasgow International airport (37 Miles)
Awards
In 2008 the site won the Award for Outstanding Achievement in Resource Efficiency at the Scottish Council for Development & Industry (SCDI) Awards for Exports & Enterprise. A focus on reducing energy usage and waste production has yielded savings of over £375,000 at the site, despite it doubling production over the last 5 years.
For more information about the SCDI and the award, visit http://www.scdi.org.uk/